Social Sector
Social Council Members
Abbey Soclof
West Side Institutional Synagogue (Executive Director)
Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces (FIDF); Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future
Northwester University, BS
City University of New York- Baruch College, M.P.A.
Adam Soclof
YRF Darca (Communications & Marketing Manager)
ROI Community; JTA
University of Michigan, B.A.
Ariella Saperstein
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust (Israel Program Officer)
American Friends of The Hebrew University
Haverford College, B.A.
Blair Glencorse
Accountability Lab (Founder & Executive Director)
Royal Society of the Arts; Club de Madrid; Institute for State Effectiveness; World Bank
The University of Edinburgh, M.A.
The John Hopkins University, M.A.
Stanford University, Executive Program
Blakeley Schmidt
Hyatt Regency Newport (Marketing Manager)
Vinyasa Yoga Instructor; Cone Communications; The Cadmus Group, Inc.; Hager Sharp Inc.
University of Rhode Island, B.A.
Danielle Gach
Repair the World (Associate, Office of the President)
University of Florida, B.A.
Deena Goodman
Executive Coach (Meritas Partners; The Columbia Leadership Group)
Clinical Social Worker (Mount Sinai Hospital)
New York University, B.A.
New York University, M.S.W.
Elyse Sholk
Mightee Shero Productions (Co-Founder & Executive Producer)
Wellthie Inc. (Product Consultant); Modalyst (Product Manager); Teach For America (2011 Corps Member)
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., M.S.Ed., M.B.A. Candidate
Evan Majzner
Birthright Israel Foundation (Associate Director)
Sadis & Goldberg LLP; Gottlieb Siegel & Schwartz;
University of Rochester, B.A.
Yeshiva University, J.D.
Fay Goldstein
Hasbara Fellowships (East Coast Regional Advisor)
Florida International University, B.A.
Jinny Jeong
CECP (Associate)
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group; Clinton Foundation; TerraCycle
Villanova University, B.A.
New York University, M.P.A.
Joelle Berman
Amplifier @ Natan (Program Director) & Brooklyn Bridge CSA (Manager)
Birthright Israel NEXT; Foundation for Jewish Camp; JFL Media
Boston University, B.S.
ROI Community
Marleen Litt
JCCA (Program Director)
Smith Hanley Associates; Weill Cornell Medical College
Yeshiva University, M.S.W.
Meredith Laureno
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Assistant Director, Policy and Protocol)
Porter Novelli; McKinsey & Company; Ruder Finn
Princeton University, B.A.
Meredith Rose Burak
Merrill Lynch (Global Wealth and Investment Management)
Mary Haas Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Foundation; The New York City Council; American Jewish World Service
University of Vermont, B.A.
Michael Weston-Murphy
NYU Leadership Initiative (Graduate Assistant)
StartingBloc; Archdiocese of New York; EastWest Institute
Boston College, B.A.
New York University, M.P.A.
Miriam Popper
Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (Program Director)
Office of the Mayor, City of New York; John Jay College; Burlington Housing Authority
Skidmore College, B.A.
University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
Naomi Reinharz
ORT America (Director of Major Gifts for the Northeast)
The Jewish Agency for Israel; Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP; AJC
Brown University, B.A.
Georgetown University, J.D.
Nazgol Zand
American University (MBA, MA)
NYC Mayoral Campaign 2013; American Thoracic Society; U.S. Department of Labor; Peace Corps; Sundance Institute; American Red Cross
Chapman University, B.A.
Rachel L. Usnik
UJA Federation of New York (Administrative Assistant in Real Estate & Allied Trades Division; Material Wrld (Customer Associate & eBay Store Manager)
Brandeis University, B.A.
Rhoda Tamakloe
Kaplan Education Foundation (Program Manager)
StartingBloc; Ignite Good; iMentor; Net Impact
Wesleyan University, B.A.
Sara Potler LaHayne
Move This World (Founder & CEO)
Atlas Service Corps; U.S. Association for the University of for Peace; Powell TatelWeber Shandwick; U.S. Department of State
University of Virginia, B.A.
Sarri Singer
Strength to Strength (Founder & Director)
Moatza Mekomit; JD Corp for World Jewish Congress; International Federation of Associations of Victims of Terrorism; Voices For Israel; One Family Fund; National Conference Synagogue Youth; Institute for Public Affairs; Chai Lifeline; Wounded Warriors Project
Touro College, B.A.
Sophia Chitlik
The Future Project (COO)
Repair The World; Success Academy Charter Schools; U.S. Department of Labor; The White House; Obama for America
New York University, B.A.